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Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Legal Expert Domestic Business

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGenoa, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Law or an equivalent degree is required; the lawyer qualification is preferred.
  • At least five years of experience is required.
  • Strong command of the Public Contracts Code, related regulations, and Italian contract-law principles applicable to public procurement procedures and agreements with private clients and partners.
  • Ability to analyze tender notices and third-party proposals, provide comments and specific amendments, and negotiate directly with counterparties to support divisional business objectives and mitigate risk.
  • Ability to guide business functions in identifying and proposing contractual models aligned with their market objectives.
  • Knowledge of privacy regulations including the General Data Protection Regulation, NIS2, insolvency procedures, and intellectual property.
  • Good written and spoken English at a minimum B2 level.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Availability to travel.

Responsibilities

  • Manage legal and contractual matters during offer and contract-execution phases, particularly for procedures governed by the Public Contracts Code, including procurement and concessions, as well as private-sector procedures; review tender notices and participation requirements, prepare clarification requests, and manage agreements supporting offers and execution contracts.
  • Serve as the legal and contractual point of reference for the internal Bid Team, addressing payment terms, penalties, liability, damages, intellectual property rights, and Model 231 matters to mitigate risk, and prepare legal content for documentation required by the company’s Tender Vet process.
  • Review, draft, comment on, propose specific amendments to, and directly negotiate with counterparties agreements commonly used in the domestic market, including non-disclosure agreements, memoranda of understanding, temporary business grouping regulations, consortium agreements, subcontracts and sub-supply agreements, commercial or industrial collaboration agreements, distribution agreements, software licenses, indemnities, and settlement agreements.
  • Support the divisional Procurement function on specific supplier-related matters.
  • Manage pre-litigation contractual matters and debt recovery, including in insolvency proceedings, in collaboration with the relevant company functions.
  • Provide legal opinions and interpretations of regulations relevant to these matters to guide divisional decisions, coordinating with other internal functions.

Desired Qualifications

  • The lawyer qualification is preferred.

About the Company

Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Leonardo operates in aerospace, defense, and security, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for militaries, intelligence agencies, and defense contractors. Its products combine hardware, software, and services and are delivered through subsidiaries in the US (DRS, Electronics US, Critical Infrastructure, Aircraft and Aerostructures US). It differentiates itself with a broad, diversified portfolio and end-to-end support from development to sustainment, plus training and customer service. Its goal is to provide reliable, state-of-the-art capabilities to defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure customers while maintaining strong support and training.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
2022

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